owl

Definition

  • noun: a bird that usually hunts at night and that has a large head and eyes, a powerful hooked beak, and strong claws
  • noun: any of an order (Strigiformes) of chiefly nocturnal birds of prey with a large head and eyes, short hooked bill, strong talons, and soft fluffy often brown-mottled plumage
  • synonyms: prowl

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Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l'm afraid Professor Dumbledore is not here. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,He received an urgent owl from the\NMinistry of Magic and left immediately for London. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,He's gone? Now?\NBut this is important! (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,...one standard size \Npewter cauldron... Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,...and may bring, if they desire,\Neither an owl, a cat or a toad.'' Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Can we find all this in London? (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone